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11th November 2020, 04:03 PM
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Thanks MJ. I believe that the EE 4G router is what the neighbour in the other half of this new build/barn conversion (who is the builder) mentioned when we spoke a few weeks back. I'm meeting him tomorrow so I'll check out that out. Presumably 30mb is OK for streaming video /music over the internet?
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11th November 2020, 04:45 PM
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Its fine for HD but can't cope with 4K. I watch exclusively streaming services now. 4GEE Home is a very expensive way to do it because they won't give you unlimited data on that. Better to buy a monthly sim-only deal (£25 ish) and an aftermarket router. I have a TPlink which was <£100. Mike and I have both found an external antenna for another £100 or so makes a significant difference to stability and speed.
Its worth grabbing a cheap PAYG sim from various networks to check performance too, because their coverage maps are just optimistic computer guestimates.
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11th November 2020, 04:49 PM
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David, if you PM me the address and postcode I'll check out realistic broadband speed expectations, assuming you'll be over BT wiring.
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant. 2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one!  Finally: gone, but not forgotten..... 1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors. e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course.  (internal dimming mirror added later)1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer. And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850! 
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11th November 2020, 05:30 PM
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We moved house two months ago to a rural new build property 3/4 mile from the cabinet, which is another 4-5 miles from the exchange.
BT initially offered us a guarantee of 0mbps !! So, I ordered a 5G GigaCube mobile router from Vodafone with Unlimited Data (you can get them Mikki  )And I sent it back 2 days later. Speed was worse than tethering my mobile, sometimes less than ONE mbps, and it constantly had DNS issues with websites, as well as streaming from Sky or Netflix. So I tried getting BT out again who finished installing a new line to us just last week and we are now consistently getting around 35mbps. As HP said, nothing you can really do to improve the speed at source, but do make sure the Master Socket is the latest version (Mk3 I think) which will have two sockets, one for your phone, one for your router, this will give a less noisy signal than a filter on an old style master socket. BT fitted ours with the old style, I promptly swapped it.
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